#1Jellycat
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear (Medium)
Jellycat’s soft, scruffy brown bear, for cuddling from day one.
From birth£25.00usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
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From a first cuddly toy to the kit new parents really use: what this year’s gift guides pick for babies up to 12 months.
Checked 18 October 2026. Buy one now, or add it to a wish list so nobody buys it twice.
These are the UK’s picks, with UK prices. Shopping in the US or Canada? See America’s picks
52 gifts for babies up to 12 months
#1Jellycat
Jellycat’s soft, scruffy brown bear, for cuddling from day one.
From birth£25.00usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On Which? gift guides 2026
#2Sophie la girafe
A squeaky natural-rubber giraffe for babies to chew and cuddle.
From birth£16.00usual price
On 2 top lists
#3TOMY
Squeaking eggs that hide in their egg tray: a first shape sorter.
Ages 6 months+£11.49usual price
On 2 top lists
#4Ickle Bubba
A very light cabin-approved stroller that folds small enough to take on a plane as hand luggage.
Ages 6 months+£119.00usual price
On 2 top lists
#5Cybex
A very light cabin-approved travel stroller that folds small enough for a plane’s overhead locker, from six months.
Ages 6 months+£249.95usual price
On 2 top lists
#6Baby Jogger
A light, compact stroller made with sustainable fabrics, with a carry bag, weather shield and belly bar.
Ages 6 months+£255.00usual price
On 2 top lists
#7Cosatto
A car seat that swivels to face the door and grows with the child from birth to about 12 years.
From birth£224.95usual price
On 2 top lists
#8Fisher-Price
A soft duck that waddles and plays music: a cuddle at first, then something to crawl after.
From birth£37.99usual price
On MadeForMums’ Christmas toys 2026
#9VTech
A light-up ball with songs and sounds that rolls away for babies to crawl after.
Ages 6 months+£18.00usual price
On Which? gift guides 2026
#10Fisher-Price
A sit-to-stand push walker with a book page and light-up buttons that play songs.
Ages 6 months+£31.99usual price
On Mother&Baby’s baby and toddler toy guides 2026

VTech
A 2-in-1 push walker with a removable activity panel of light-up buttons, a shape sorter and gears.
Ages 6–30 months£45.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Bright Starts
A baby walker whose seat comes out to leave a standing play table with ten activities.
Ages 6 months+£80.00usual price
On Mother&Baby’s baby and toddler toy guides 2026

Lamaze
A clip-on fabric firefly with a rattle, crinkly wings, a teether and a mirror, for the pram or pushchair.
From birth£15.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Tommee Tippee
A soft silicone teether with textured parts to chew and grip.
Ages 3 months+£9.50usual price
On MadeForMums’ best teethers 2026

Nuby
A teething ring of soft, textured loops that are easy for small hands to hold.
Ages 3 months+£7.50usual price
On MadeForMums’ best teethers 2026

Baby Einstein
A tummy-time light bar with lights and melodies that react to touch.
Ages 3 months+£22.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Manhattan Toy
A squashy frame of wooden beads and elastic that is a rattle, a teether and a grasping toy.
From birth£16.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Mamas & Papas
A soft bolster with a rattle, to prop a baby up for tummy time.
From birth£30.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Baby Einstein
A wooden piano whose touch keys play notes and short songs.
Ages 6 months+£35.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby toys 2026

Baby Einstein
A wooden drum with touch pads that play drum sounds and songs.
Ages 6 months+£24.99usual price
On The Independent’s gifts for one-year-olds 2026

Fisher-Price
A push walker for babies learning to walk, with a turtle that spins and rocks as they go.
Ages 6 months+£39.99usual price
On MadeForMums’ Christmas toys 2026

Beatrix Potter
A set of small board books about Peter Rabbit and friends, for babies.
From birth£6.99usual price
On Amazon UK’s children’s book bestsellers, October 2026

Ladybird
A touch-and-feel board book for babies, with a Christmas theme.
From birth£6.99usual price
On Mumsnet’s best stocking fillers for kids 2026

Nuby
Chunky plastic links to clip toys onto a pram or car seat.
Ages 6 months+£6.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best stocking fillers for kids 2026

Lamaze
A soft dragon that clips onto a pram or pushchair, with things to look at and feel.
From birth£15.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best stocking fillers for kids 2026

Twinkle Twinkle
Glow-in-the-dark stars to stick on a bedroom ceiling.
From birth£6.99usual price
On Mumsnet’s best stocking fillers for kids 2026

Nanit
An overhead-camera baby monitor with sleep tracking and an optional breathing band.
From birth£185.99usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby monitors 2026

Babysense
A split-screen video monitor with two cameras and no Wi-Fi needed.
From birth£135.36usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby monitors 2026

Nanit
A night light and sound machine that doubles as a monitor with a temperature reading.
From birth£99.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby monitors 2026

Lekebaby
A changing backpack with lots of pockets and a changing mat that comes with it.
From birth£34.99usual price
On Mumsnet’s best changing bags 2026

Skip Hop
A quilted changing backpack with an insulated bottle cube, a mesh packing cube and a padded changing mat.
From birth£73.69usual price
On Mumsnet’s best changing bags 2026

Ergobaby
A four-position baby carrier in breathable mesh, for newborns up to toddlers.
From birth£164.90usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby carriers 2026

Red Kite
A light, simple travel cot for nights away, Mumsnet’s budget pick.
From birth£35.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best travel cots 2026

BabyBjörn
A very light travel cot that packs into its own bag, for newborns up to about three years.
From birth£199.90usual price
On Mumsnet’s best travel cots 2026

Chicco
A crib that sits flush against the parents’ bed, with a rocking mode and adjustable height.
From birth£199.00usual price
On Mumsnet’s best cribs and bedside co-sleepers 2026

Snuz
A bedside crib with zip-down breathable windows that lifts off its stand to use as a bassinet.
From birth£199.95usual price
On Mumsnet’s best cribs and bedside co-sleepers 2026

BabyBjörn
A bouncer that rocks with the baby’s own movements, needs no batteries and folds flat.
From birth£199.90usual price
On Mumsnet’s best baby bouncers 2026

Tommee Tippee
A soft owl that plays gentle sounds and a night light, and starts again if the baby cries.
From birth£39.99usual price
On Mother&Baby’s gift ideas for new parents 2026

Sweet Dreamers
A soft rechargeable sheep with a night light, ten soothing sounds and a cry sensor.
From birth£44.99usual price
On Mother&Baby’s newborn baby gifts 2026

Love To Dream
A zip-up swaddle that keeps the arms up by the face, so a newborn can still soothe themselves.
From birth£27.99usual price
On Mumsnet’s best swaddles for newborns 2026
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